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Appointment of Chief Government Information Officer [Ms Glenys Roper]

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Glenys Roper to the permanent
position of Chief Government Information Officer (CGIO).

Ms
Roper has been acting in the position as head of the Office of Government
Information Technology (OGIT) since mid-November 1997. Her appointment will
be for a period of three years.

The role of the CGIO is to
bring a strategic, whole-of-government approach to the utilisation of
information technology and telecommunications activities within Commonwealth
departments and agencies.

OGIT has responsibility for 'Getting
Government On-Line' through a range of initiatives announced by the Prime
Minister on 8 December. These include Fedlink, Internet 2001 and the
establishment of a Commonwealth Information Centre. OGIT also manages the
Shared Systems suite, the Project Gatekeeper public key encryption
initiative and Government telecommunications activities. The Year 2000
Project Office in OGIT has a key responsibility in working to ensure
Commonwealth Government agencies are Year 2000 compliant by 1 January
2000.

Ms Roper was previously an Executive Director in the
Australian Government Office of Asset Sales.

Prior to this, Ms
Roper was the Controller of the Royal Australian Mint after holding a number
of other Senior Executive positions in the Australian Public Service.

Ms Roper has a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Letters from the
Australian National University. She is a previous winner of the Channel Nine
Business Sunday's Louis Vuitton Award for Achievement.